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Private Equity FunCast
Your favorite GP's favorite podcast. Occasionally insightful, always entertaining. Deep dives into how private equity works, what happens after the deal closes, how money gets raised, and how companies get bought and sold. And everything in between with healthy doses of pop culture and humor. Straight from the team at ParkerGale Capital. For educational and entertainment purposes only. Not investment advice. Additional disclosures at www.parkergale.com.
Episodes
- Private Equity FunCast
Career Advice from Chicago Booth Professor Chris McGowan - Part 1
Principals Cass and Kara interview Professor Chris McGowan, from University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. As an investor, advisor and teacher, Chris…
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Mostly-Annual Predictions Show for 2021
Can you predict the future by throwing asparagus against the wall? Have a listen to Devin and Jim on the Funcast's mostly-annual predictions show.
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Deal Perspectives: An Associate, a Principal and a Partner Talk Roles and Responsibilities
Private equity deal teams need to work together seamlessly to close a buyout successfully. However, each member of the deal team does have different…
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CXO seeking PE position: How to stand out in a crowded talent market
Private equity firms get tons of inbound emails from executives looking for their next opportunity. Paul and Jim discuss the best ways to get private equity…
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Halloween 2020
Devin and Jim reunite for our sometimes annual Halloween episode. Today's discussion revolves around what is currently scaring us the most in private equity.
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Welcome to ParkerGale Ops, Cass
Guest host, Cici, interviews Cass Ziebel on her return to ParkerGale after two years at Chicago Booth. Cass talks about her background prior to working with…
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Why aren't there more women in Private Equity?
It's no secret that there are not very many women in private equity. According to a recent Preqin study, women account for just 19.4% of total private equity…
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Leadership, Culture, and Private Equity with AlixPartners
Leadership, culture, and their impact on investments are growing trends across the private equity industry. In this episode, Jimmy and Devin are joined by Ted…
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How We Do Leadership Development
Leaders shape culture, and in turn, culture shapes an organization. In this episode, Jimmy and Devin are joined by Katrina Calihan and Amanda Cutright…
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DealCloud at ParkerGale
Kevin and Jim spend an hour with Ben Harrison, Co-Founder and President, Financial Services at DealCloud about the DealCloud platform and how we use it at…
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The Managerial Scouting Report
No serious athlete steps on the field without a scouting report. No serious professional should lead without one either. In this episode of the Funcast's…
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Debt for PE Buyouts in Times of Uncertainty
Jim talks with Ryan Milligan about the use of debt in private equity deals and the state of the lending market in uncertain economic environments.
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The Valley of Anguish
Jim talks with Kelley Powell, Alan Williamson and Jim Headley from the MacLaurin Group about tackling large-scale technology projects in a…
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Management Lessons for PE from The Last Dance
Jim, Jimmy and Dr. Steve Julius get together to discuss the denouement of The Last Dance. Dr. J leads the discussion around managing a superstar to become part…
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Rebroadcast of "Mind of the CEO"
Jim, Jimmy and Dr. J discuss everything from "The Last Dance" and the Warren Commission to John McCain as part of a new intro to a classic episode in which…
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Anatomy of a Security Assessment
Jim talks with Paul Petefish from Evolve Security about the ins-and-outs of an actual security assessment -- ours. We cover everything from penetration testing…
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Part II : How the world of sports thinks about culture
The conclusion of our two-part episode (both recorded before the coronavirus pandemic) with ParkerGale advisor and former Chicago Bulls team psychologist Dr…
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How the world of sports thinks about culture
In episode 1 of a 2-part episode (both recorded before the coronavirus pandemic), Jim, Jimmy, and Paul are joined by ParkerGale advisor and former Chicago…
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March Madness 2020 – Slightly Delayed
Weeks ago, before we were all focused on the coronavirus pandemic, Jim and Jimmy recorded our (mostly) annual March Madness episode. We hit pause on posting…
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Quick Information Security Suggestions for Remote Work
We talk with Paul Petefish, Founder and CEO of Evolve Security about some simple and fast suggestions to make remote working more secure.
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[Replay] A Parade of Terribles: Founder Legal Traps to Avoid
A fan favorite episode -- The FunCast spends an hour with Kirkland & Ellis partner Ryan Harris (formerly of McDermott Will & Emery LLP) talking about the legal…
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The Second City, "Yes AND," and Private Equity
Jim and Jimmy are joined by Marla Caceres and Nelson Velazquez, improvisors at Chicago's famous Second City Theatre. They discuss how ParkerGale has leveraged…
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What is Customer Success? And why should you care about it?
On this episode, Jay Nathan (Founder of Customer Imperative) joins Paul Stansik to share how companies can be more intentional in building intimacy and…
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Interview with Dean Brown, CEO of Ipro Tech
Jimmy sits down with Dean Brown, CEO of Ipro Tech. Dean discusses his upbringing in a military family, his education in Industrial Psychology, the serendipity…
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Why does the PE firm care about your product roadmap?
In part 3 of a 3 part series on Product Strategy, Jim and Cici continue the discussion of how product strategy ties into value creation, and how specifically…
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How we link Product Strategy to Value Creation
In part 2 of a 3 part series on Product Strategy, Jim is joined by Cici to discuss the private equity investor's perspective on how and why products get built…
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How we think about Value Creation - Risk Mitigation, Cost Reduction and Revenue Growth
In part 1 of a 3 part series on Product Strategy, Jim is joined by Cici to discuss the three levers of value creation - risk mitigation, revenue growth, and…
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Building Effective Teams and Healthy Organizations
On this episode, Keith Hadley from the Table Group joins Paul Stansik to chat about how we build aligned C-suite teams and healthy portfolio companies. We…
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2020 Predictions Show
Devin and Jim kick off the new year with our annual predictions episode. Come have a listen as we opine on what 2020 has in store for Private Equity.
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Interview with Stacey Kacek, CEO of OnePlus Systems
Jimmy Holloran talks with Stacey Kacek, OnePlus Systems CEO. They discuss her early career as an engineer at Motorola, her transition into leadership, and her…
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When process automation misses the mark
Jim recently got massively over-billed by Hertz, prompting a discussion about what happens to customers when process automation goes off the rails. Ryan…
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How we use talent reviews, the 9box, and succession planning
As part of our continuing People Operations series, ParkerGale Principals Jimmy and Paul dive into the 9box, a talent management framework commonly used to…
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You Need Win-Loss Analysis with Cici Zheng
Devin sits down with Cici to discuss some easy but very important things you should be doing to extract deeper customer and market insight into your software…
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Inside the Deal - Three perspectives on how a deal gets done
Partner Ryan Milligan talks with Mike Trasatti, CEO of DealerBuilt and Bill Lamm of Presidio Technology Partners about how a deal really gets done. Covering…
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Strategies for Technology Transitions
Come have a listen as Stephen Tallamy CTO of EditShare talks about strategies for making technology transitions for complicated software platforms.
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Hiring Technical Leaders for Non-Technical People
Hiring technical people is hard when you don't know all the buzzwords and acronyms. Devin and Jim help you with good process and some helpful questions to ask…
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Tom Obermaier Interview
Continuing our on-going series of interviews with ParkerGale portfolio company CEOs, Jimmy interviews Tom Obermaier, CEO of Rippe and Kingston. We talk…
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A Brief History of Software with Tom Shore
Jim talks with fellow Babson College Alum, current portfolio company CTO, Tom Shore about application software from the early 80s through today. We talk…
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Kara Master Interview
We talk to PG Principal Kara Master about her journey from the model UN and a career in journalism to joining the deal team at ParkerGale.
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Things to Avoid in Selecting an Executive Job with Dave Kellogg
Buckle your seatbelts for a fast-paced conversation with Dave Kellogg. Dave and I first met back in the early 80s at Ingres, when I was a pre-sales engineer…
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How We Think about People Ops and Culture
In the kickoff to the new People Operations Series, ParkerGale Principals Jimmy and Paul provide an overview of ParkerGale's People Ops team. Having worked…
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The Paul Stansik Interview
Jim and Jimmy talk to ParkerGale Operating Principal, Paul Stansik -- DECA medal winner and ex-professional Lacrosse player.
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The Case for Outsourced HR
Guest hosts Jimmy Holloran and Ryan Milligan invite Andy Hulett onto the funcast to discuss the benefits of outsourced HR for small, growing businesses. Turns…
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CEO Interview with Conrad Clemson of EditShare
Guest host Jimmy Holloran talks with EditShare CEO Conrad Clemson. Find out how a physics major from William & Mary ended up working as a private equity CEO.
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Do you really need continuous delivery to write production software?
More madness with the Mad Scotsman, Alan Williamson and special guest Tom Shore. We talk about the just how much automation and software tooling do you need to…
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Bad Vendor Email Solicitations
Guest host Jimmy Holloran talks with Jim about the bevy of useless email solicitations that we get after every deal announcement. We talk about the PE 2/20…
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Rick Noble Interview
In our latest episode, we talk with Rick Noble, CEO of Aircraft Technical Publishers. He has led several market-leading digital publishing organizations over…
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It's the Jimmy Holloran Interview
Jim talks with ParkerGale's newest addition to the Operating Team handling talent management -- Jimmy Holloran. He joins us from the mean streets of St. Louis…
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Discussing Paul Graham's "Makers versus Managers"
Jim and the MacLaurin Group Team -- Alan, "The Mad Scotsman", Jim Headley and Kelley Powell tackle Paul Graham's "Makers versus Managers" essay. How do you…
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How to Land a CFO Job
Devin interviews True Search Partner and CFO-whisperer Matt Goldstein about how to land a CFO job at a PE-backed company. They cover the process from the…
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The Mad Scotsman Embraces Node.JS (and other surprises)
We're back with the Mad Scotsman, Alan Williamson and his partner in crime, Jim Headley, of the MacLaurin Group. Alan and Jim give us their thumbs up and…
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Predictions for 2019
Devin and Jim talk about macro and micro events for 2019 including; the global economy, the U.S. economy, politics, the tech market and the implications for…
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The Messy Marketplace Interview
A far-reaching conversation with Brent Beshore, CEO of adventur.es, a buyout shop based in Columbia, Missouri. Brent recently released his book "The Messy…
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2018 Annual Thanksgiving Show
No awkward musical guests or actors passed-their-prime --- just Devin and Jim giving thanks for another year of fun with the podcast.
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Systems Pillar Deep Dive - It's all about sales opportunities
Jim talks with ParkerGale Operating Principal, Jake Petoskey, about optimizing back office systems at portfolio companies. In this episode we focus the…
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ParkerGale's Operations Pillars
The first episode in a five-episode arc discussing ParkerGale's four operating pillars: Systems, Talent, Growth and Product. In part one, Devin and Jim…
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Interview with Len Finkle, CEO of Profisee
The first in a series of interviews with the CEOs of ParkerGale's portfolio companies. In this week's episode, we talk with Len Finkle, CEO of Profisee. Have a…
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The Career Wayback Machine
This week's topic comes from our listeners and it's one of our favorite subjects -- us! It's the "how did we get into private equity" episode. So hop into the…
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2018 Private Markets Due Diligence Survey
Talking with Drake Paulson and Graeme Faulds from eVestment, a Nasdaq company, about the results of their 2018 Private Markets Due Diligence Survey. Find out…
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Scoping Market Due Diligence with Parthenon/EY - Part II
The second part of our scoping conversation with Jay Bartlett and Joe Repp from EY-Parthenon. This time we flip the conversation and talk about undertaking a…